Canning outfit.



J. M. PONDER. CANNING OUTFIT. APIfLIOATION FILED PEB.18, 1900.

943,706. Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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JAMES M. PONDER, OF RUSTON, LOUISIANA.

CANNING OUTFIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application filed February 18, 1909. Serial No. 478,585.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. Pononn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huston, in the parish of Lincoln and State of Louisiana,have invented a new and useful Canning Outfit, of which the following isa specification.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision, in amerchantable form, of a device of the above mentioned class which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation, and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a rack adapted toproperly house cans and to subject them to the action of the heating orcooking element; a series of these racks being aoapted to form a closurefor the cooking vat in which they are mounted, their construction beingsuch that the series may be compactly housed in the vat and theintegrity of the closure maintained, the said racks being so constructedthat they may be removed jointly and severally from the vat withoutdanger to the operator; other and further objects being made manifesthereinafter as the description of the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive and peculiarfeatures of the device, it being understood that within the scope ofwhat thus hereinafter is claimed, divers changes in the form,proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures of the drawmgs.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the canrack; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section showing a vat with a canrack mounted therein; and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of avat with a plurality of racks mounted therein.

In carrying out my invention 1 provide, primarily, a vat 1. This vat 1may be of any form dictated by the exigencies of the proposed use, andit may be fashioned from any material or combination of materials.However, in order to present a concrete embodiment, I have shown it ascomprising a metallic body proper denoted by the numeral 2, a rim 3,preferably of wood, surrounding the body 2 of the vat at the upper edgethereof and being located upon its exterior. The rack includes a top 4designed to rest upon the upper edges of the vat and in the particularform shown, to engage the rim 3 thereof. This top Al is terminallyextended beyond the periphery of the vat, the extension in this casetaking the form of handles 5, which, if desired, may be fashionedintegral wit-h the top at. Depending from the top 4 of the rack are endpieces 6, the union between the top 4 and the end pieces being effectedby screws 8 or other devices common to the joiners art. These end pieces6, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, are somewhat narrower than the top tof the rack and to their lower terminals are attached parallel bottompieces 7. hen several of these can racks are mounted in the vat, asshown, these several can racks will unite to form a tight closure forthe vat, the tops of the end racks overlapping the rim 3 at the ends ofthe vat and the ends of all of the top pieces overlapping the rim 3 atthe sides of the vat, the several handles 5 projecting outward beyondsaid rim. The terminal bottom pieces 10 of the series contact with theends of the vat tending to steady the several racks and to maintain theintegrity of the closure effected by the several top pieces a. Thebottom pieces 7 of one of the racks will normally be spaced apart fromthe bottom pieces 7 of the next rack so that hot water or steam mayfreely circulate about the cans 9, which it is the function of theseveral bottom pieces 7 to hold. The cans 9 will ordinarily be subjectedto the action of the cooking element when they are disposed in theupright position shown in Fig. 3, but it is obvious that should one ofsaid cans become clown-turned on its side or should it be desirable tocook the contents of a can with the can lying in 1ts longer axis, theparallel bottom pieces 7 will maintain the can in position upon therack.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is A device of the class described comprisinga vat; a rim circumscribing the edge of the vat; a series of can rackseach comprising a of the vat; the end can racks of the series beingarranged to abut against the ends of the vat to maintain the integrityof the closure.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto signedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES M. PONDER. itnesses L. S. PRICE, N. SPIRo.

